AUDUBON PORTRAIT, LIKELY FROM 1903 FROM HAKE COLLECTION & CPB.
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Auction 191 - Part I > Item 747
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$46.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, May 30, 2007 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction 191 - Part I
Item numbers 1 though 954 in auction 191
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Item Description
7/8" w/Pulver back paper. Reads "Mill-Grove-Farm Audubon, Pa." In 1803 John James Audubon arrived in America from France to manage his father's Mill Grove Farm near Valley Forge, Pa. (where it is still a historic site). Button is the only example of the only Audubon portrait button we know of. Text is a hair off-center and tiny surface wear shows only in reflected light. Hake book Collectible Pin-Back Buttons photo example Famous People Section #89. Comes w/Hake's COA. Exc., displays Mint. Rare.
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